Blair Captures Lead in MABRAcross Category B Standings

Halethorpe, Maryland November 10, 2009 : After a strong second place showing at Tacchino Ciclocross, Adventures for the Cure co-founder Patrick Blair (pictured) is leading the Men's Category 3/4 (or Cat. B) racers by 17 points after five events in the annual MABRAcross Series sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association (MABRA). Blair joins fellow AFC riders Jimmy Klose (Men's Cat 4) and Avy Rohr (Junior U16 Women) as current point series leaders in their respective divisions.


In team standings after Tacchino Ciclocross (Race #5) in the MABRAcross series, the top three teams were:

1. C3-Athletes Serving Athletes (60 points)
2. Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV (44 points)
3. Adventures For the Cure (35 points)

AFC co-founder Adam Driscoll, remains in 2nd place with 357 points behind new MABRA Cyclocross Series leader Joseph Dombrowski (Haymarket Bicycles/Trakkers).

With 5 of 9 events complete, MABRAcross points and standings for Adventures for the Cure riders are as follows:

Men's Category 1/2/3 (Elite/Cat A) (47 riders, leader with 370 pts)
2. Adam Driscoll (357 pts)
27. Patrick Blair (82 pts) (down 5 places)

Master's Category 1/2/3 35+ (52 riders, leader with 440 pts)
14. Jonathan Houghton (162 pts) (up 5 places)

Men's Category 3/4 (Cat B) (61 riders, leader with 107 pts)
1. Patrick Blair (107 pts) (up 1 place)

Master's Category 3/4 35+ (50 riders, leader with 149 pts)
2. Keith Rohr (129 pts)
31. Steve Klose (16 pts) (down 2 places)

Master's Category 3/4 45+ (48 riders, leader with 140 pts)
6. Steve Klose (102 pts)
13. Dave Tambeaux (39 pts) (up 4 places)
35. Jim Klender (11 pts)

Men's Category 4 (Cat C) (18 riders, leader with 16 pts)
1. Jimmy Klose (16 pts)
8T. Daniel Atkins (5 pts)

Women's Category 4 (19 riders, leader with 13 pts)
3T. Lynda Artusio (5 pts)
18T. Kari Petyak (1 pt)

Juniors U18 (8 riders, leader with 147 pts)
3. Tommy Klose (129 pts) (down 1 place)

Juniors U16 - Men (11 riders, leader with 124 pts)
8. Alec West (40 pts) (up 3 places)

Juniors U16 - Women (3 riders, leader with 170 pts)
1. Avy Rohr (170 pts)

Next up ...
Sunday, November 8: Urban Cross, Race #6 of the MABRAcross Series, held in Charlottesville, Va.

About Adventures For The Cure
Adventures For The Cure (AFC), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization and USA Cycling club which exists to raise awareness for diabetes, to show those diagnosed with diabetes and their families how leading a healthy and active lifestyle can move you beyond your perceived limits, and to raise funds for diabetes research. The organization also raises awareness and funds for other causes that the board of directors has selected. For more details, visit http://adventuresforthecure.com/.


(Story by David Harrity; photo courtesy of Andrey Doroshenko)